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Lincoln Elected
Lincoln recieved 180 to 303 electrol votes. He was the first president to be a Republican. He declared, "Government cannot endure permanently half slave, half free..." It was important because he pushed to have and not have slavery. -
Fort Sumter
At 4:30 a.m. Confederates under Gen. Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War begins. The important thing about it is that their were no deathes, and then after the war was over slaves were banned. -
Lincoln orders blockade of the south
The Union wanted to keep imported goods, supplies, and military equipment way from the South.
It was significant because it kept the South from getting ahead on the shooting and killing in the Civil War. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
The 1st Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle fought on land in the American Civil War. -
Monitor vs. Virginian Battle
The naval battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (the old USS "Merrimack"), the first "ironclads", is fought in Hampton Roads, Virginia. But the North and South claimed the victory. The significance of this battle was that it gave both sides to improve their ships so they could withhold battle shootings. -
Battle of Shiloh
The overpowering Confederate offensive drove the unprepared Federal forces from their camps and threatened to overwhelm Ulysses S. Grant’s entire command. It was the bloodest battle in American history. It was imporant because it showed how Grant could fight back with his army. -
7 Days Campaign
The 7 days Campaign was just a seven day battle moving to a different location. Starting on June 25 and ending July 1st, 1862. -
Battle of Antietam
The important thing about this battle is that it made the Confederates retreat across the Potomac River. George B. McClellan confronted Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at Sharpsburg, Maryland. nightfall 26,000 men are dead, wounded, or missing. Lee then withdraws to Virginia. -
2nd Battle of the Bull Run
75,000 Federals under Gen. John Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederates under Gen. Stonewall Jackson and Gen. James Longstreet at the second battle of Bull Run in northern Virginia. Once again the Union Army retreats to Washington. The president then relieves Pope.The Second Battle of Bull Run was a very important victory for the South. In fact, it was the most decisive battle in the Northern Virginia campaign for the Confederates. -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
Abe Lincoln issued a law about slavery being free. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in 10 states. The significants is that 50,000 slaves were set free. All slaves were to be freed in those areas still in rebellion against the federal government. The important thing is that the Union and not ending slavery entirely. -
Chancellorville Battle
This battle was considered by many historians to be Lee’s greatest victory. It was an important Confederate victory. But the bad thing was that General Stonewall Jackson own soldiers killed him. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was a three day battle taking place on July 1-3, 1863. The battle was descrirbed as a turning point in the Civil War. Confederacy didn't get any farther North from this battle. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Union Army under General U. S. Grant forced the Confederates into the city of Vicksburg. The Confederates held out during a lengthy siege but eventually ran out of food and other critical supplies. It was important because Vicksburg gave the North control of the Mississippi river. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Adderess was a speech by Abe Lincoln during the Civil War. The Gettysburg Address is important because it brought our country back together as one nation. -
Battle of Chattenooga
The Rebel siege of Chattanooga ends as Union forces under Grant defeat the siege army of Gen. Braxton Bragg. During the battle, one of the most dramatic moments of the war occurs. Yelling "Chickamauga! Chickamauga!" Union troops avenge their previous defeat at Chickamauga by storming up the face of Missionary Ridge without orders and sweep the Rebels from what had been though to be an impregnable position. "My God, come and see 'em run!" a Union soldier cries. -
Grant Takes Over Union Army
Once Grant took over the Union Army, Sherman had to take over as a commander in the West. The significance is that Lincoln now has a decent general to lead the Union to victory. -
Sherman Captures Atlanta
After destroying Atlanta's warehouses and railroad facilities, Sherman, with 62,000 men begins a March to the Sea. President Lincoln on advice from Grant approved the idea. Sherman boasts. It was important because it marked the moment when Sherman decided to reverse Grant's strategy, ignore the army of Tennessee that he'd been told to destroy, and instead attack the infrastructure that supported the Confederate armies in the field - wrecking farms and railroads all over Georgia. -
Lincoln Re-elected
Abraham Lincoln is re-elected president, defeating Democrat George B. McClellan. Lincoln carries all but three states with 55 percent of the popular vote and 212 of 233 electoral votes. "I earnestly believe that the consequences of this day's work will be to the lasting advantage, if not the very salvation, of the country," Lincoln tells supporters. -
March to Sea
After destroying Atlanta's warehouses and railroad facilities, Sherman, with 62,000 men begins a March to the Sea. President Lincoln on advice from Grant approved the idea. "I can make Georgia howl!" Sherman boasts. It was important because it killed a lot of people. -
Savannah Falls
Sherman reaches Savannah in Georgia leaving behind a 300 mile long path of destruction 60 miles wide all the way from Atlanta. Sherman then telegraphs Lincoln, offering him Savannah as a Christmas present. -
13th Amendment
The U.S. Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to abolish slavery. The amendment is then submitted to the states for ratification. It was important because it got rid of slaves in 10 states. -
Union Army Occupy Richmond
A peace conference occurs as President Lincoln meets with Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens at Hampton Roads in Virginia, but the meeting ends in failure - the war will continue. Only Lee's Army at Petersburg and Johnston's forces in North Carolina remain to fight for the South against Northern forces now numbering 280,000 men. It was important because North was able to continue because they had many soldiers. -
Lincoln Shot
The Stars and Stripes is ceremoniously raised over Fort Sumter. That night, Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. At 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head. Doctors attend to the president in the theater then move him to a house across the street. He never regains consciousness.
It was importat because it marked the end of the war. -
Lee surrenders
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Grant allows Rebel officers to keep their sidearms and permits soldiers to keep horses and mules. "After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources," Lee tells his troops.
